ILLUSIANA (CONTRACT MARRIAGE)

CHAPTER 93

While leaning on the side of the car, for a moment he looked at the multi-storey building before him from the bottom to the top.

He seemed hesitant and afraid to enter. Because what he will face later is a person who has the power to do something about him.

Moreover, this person has one thing that is very important to destroy his life at any time.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Trying to remove fear and doubt, then solidify the step into the magnificent blue building.

“Good day, Sir. What floor are you going to?” ask security kindly and respectfully to her when she is already in the elevator room.

“Twenty floor,” call it flat. Then stand upright while waiting for the elevator to deliver its destination.

Before long, the elevator room stopped on the destination floor. “Please, sir. Twenty floors,” said Security was back, then opened the elevator doors for him.

He stepped towards the reception desk located not far opposite the elevator door.

“Good day, Mom. I want to meet Ferdian. Ehhm .. I mean Mr. Ferdian,” he said nervously.

“Good day, Sir. Do you have an appointment?” ask the Goddess of the receptionist kindly.

“Iya already.” He nodded.

“At whose name, sir? Let me check first on the appointment list.”

“Ivan,” the answer is short.

Then the Goddess checked her name on the computer screen. And it turns out that there is indeed a name on the appointment list at two noon with the leader, Ferdian.

“Good, let me take her to her room.”

The goddess walked out of the reception desk, then stepped into the lead room followed by Ivan behind her back.

“Excuse me, Sir. Mr. Ivan has come,” call the Goddess when already in the room Ferdian.

“All in,” replied Ferdian flat without turning his eyes from his laptop screen.

Ivan stepped in with a feeling of fear that reached his heart. Moreover looking at Ferdian who looked extremely cold turned to him.

“Sit.” Ferdian invited Ivan to sit right in front of him.

Ferdian shifted his laptop slowly, then turned to look at Ivan's face sharply.

Ferdian thrust his palm forward to Ivan without speaking. Ivan understood what Ferdian was asking for. Then he pulled out his car keychain from his shirt pocket and then he put it into Ferdian's palm that was shoved in front of him.

Ferdian's eyes were still fixed on him, then turned to look at the keychain in hand.

Ferdian deftly pulled out a Micro Sd card that was contained in the keychain shell. Then the small card he slipped into a flat hole on the side of his laptop.

In the next second, a video of Amanda with all the contents of her conversation is very clear, with a long duration.

A small smile fell on the corner of Ferdian's lips. In his heart he admitted the greatness of Ivan's work that managed to record all this in Amanda's apartment unit yesterday.

Then turned back to Ivan who was still sitting tight in his chair.

“Good. Obviously everything,” Ferdian said opening his voice.

“Ferdian..” Call Ivan looked doubtful. For a moment he lowered his head to play the fingers to cover his nervousness.

“About my promise to you? Just calm. I'm the one who always keeps his promises.”

“Not that.... I want to apologize to you. About everything. About what I did two years ago and what I've been doing lately. I am truly a depraved human being. I always hurt you who never once did anything wrong to me,” said Ivan Lirih full of regret while looking down not dare to look at Ferdian's face.

“Urusan two years ago I have long forgotten. But for the present I cannot forgive, because this affair is not yet complete,” Ferdian replied still in a flat and cold tone with no expression.

“But my job is done, right? According to what you ordered,” asked Ivan began to courageously raise his face and look at Ferdian in front of him.

Ferdian did not answer. He pulled out a checkbook from his desk drawer. Then write a nominal amount on the top sheet.

“This is your payment, as promised.” Ferdian thrust out the check sheet he had just written to Ivan.

Ivan accepted it and read it for a moment. At once he was stunned and gulped his saliva to see the nominal written on the check sheet. Eight zeros behind the number two.

'There's a lot. Such a simple job with such a large pay. It is fitting that Amanda was infatuated with this man, ' Ivan's bathin cheers.

“Oiya, how was the recording of me you showed at home that time? Can I have it now?” I asked Ivan later.

He remembered something very important that he thought could ruin his life.

“Ooo, the tape. I can't give you yet. This business is not done yet. Later after everything is finished I will definitely send to your address,” replied Ferdian firmly.

“So yeah? I hope your problem is quickly solved, Ferdian.”

“I hope so too. And I remind you, you should leave your current job. Find another job. I think your payment is enough to start a new halal business to support your wife's child later.”

Ivan nodded obediently. “I plan to start a new life out of town. My wife wants to find a new atmosphere.”

“Good if so. So I won't see your face again in Jakarta.”

Ivan smiled faintly at Ferdian's innuendo.

“And how are your next plans for Amanda. I heard from him your wedding is soon.“ Ivan's tone of voice was heard starting to relax slightly without any burden.

“That's my business. You don't need to know,” replied Ferdian with a thin smile.

Feeling the Ferdian mood that seemed to have melted, Ivan also smiled.

“Alright, if so excuse me first.all I say goodbye to you. May you continue to be successful and happy with your family.”

Ivan got up from his seat and reached out to Ferdian.

For a moment Ferdian glanced at Ivan's hand, then he also rose up and returned Ivan's hand which seemed sincere.

Ivan came out of Ferdian's room feeling calm because he had been released from all the burdens of bathin and fear. By bringing with them a very large number check to start a new life and business out of town.

Flashback 3 days ago. The Reynard apartment

Ferdian took note of sheet by sheet of photos in the one Reynard gave, the findings of his man who followed Amanda some days.

There are pictures of Amanda posing very friendly with a man whose face he knows very well.

“Ivan...” Ferdian murmur.

“Ivan is one of the in3x dealers in Extreme discotheques. And almost every weekend night he was there,” Reynard said.

“And this video was successfully taken when my man pretended as his customer, bought the goods from him.“ Reynard played a video recording of his laptop. It was clear that Ivan's face was transacting with Reynard's men.

“And this is Ivan's address, when he came home my man followed him.” Reynard handed me a white piece of paper with Ivan's full address.

Ferdian took note of all the findings. For a moment, his brain thought hard. Then quickly he copied the entire contents of the video recording from Reynard's laptop into his phone.

“I'll come to him, Rey. I'm sure the anaesthetic Amanda gave me that night came from her,” Ferdian said as he moved on from his seat.

“I'm coming. Come.” Reynard grabbed his jacket lying on the sofa.

The two rushed out of the Reynard Apartment unit.

***

Ferdian and Reynard noticed a simple yellow painted house in front of him. Ivan's car was parked in the yard. Both of them immediately came down and approached the house and immediately entered the yard.

Geck...Geck...Geck...

Ferdian knocked on the door of the house hard. “Excuse me!” call him out loudly while bending his head to the glass looking at the situation inside.

A woman came to the door and opened it.

“Yes, who do you want to find?” greet the woman questioningly looking at Ferdian and Reynard who were standing upright right before her while stroking her distended stomach which seemed to be in a big pregnancy.

“I find Ivan. He exists, right?” ferdian asked firmly with a cold and flat face.

The woman glanced at the house and then nodded doubtfully.

“Who came, Bun?” A male voice came from inside a room.

Ivan suddenly appeared from inside the room and gasped in shock at Ferdian standing right at the door of his house.

The overwhelming panic was clearly on Ivan's face. It's clumsy and misbehaving. He wanted to run away, but the only way out was in front of him, where Ferdian and Reynard stood there.

Without permission, Ferdian and Reynard entered and approached Ivan who was still standing nervously in front of his room.

“Sit!” ferdian orders Ivan by pushing Ivan's shoulder on a small sofa in his cramped living room.

Ferdian looked furiously at Ivan who was sitting with a feeling of fear. Likewise, the woman who was pregnant was confused to see Ferdian's treatment of Ivan.

“You're still in touch with Amanda, right?” asked Ferdian who was still standing upright facing Ivan with a stiff and sharp look.

Ivan hesitated to answer. He glanced at the woman and looked up at Ferdian.

“Jawab!” push Ferdian again. This time his voice was higher.

Ivan looked back at the woman who was still standing at the door with an anxious look.

Impatiently waiting for Ivan's answer, Ferdian threw a photo sheet at him. And the photo fell right at his feet. Looked at the picture with Amanda.

The woman who had looked at Ivan anxiously spontaneously picked up the photo and took it seriously.

“Dad still in touch with this woman?” The turn of the woman interrogated Ivan with an emotionless look.

“You're Ivan's wife?” asked Ferdian, looking at the woman.

“Yes, I'm his wife," he answered while stroking his distended stomach again.

“Sorry, Fer. Me ... i...” Ivan stammered. Then stop the sentence.

“You can't sneak anymore, Van. You gave Amanda the dope to set me up!” tuding Ferdian pointed at Ivan's face which looked increasingly frightened.

“Dad, what's going on? Yes God.” Ivan's wife panicked at Ferdian's words, and she approached her husband and looked angrily at Ivan.

“Sorry, Fer... I'm really sorry. Amanda asked for my help,” said Ivan still with great fear.

“Bad you!“ Ferdian's fist almost landed on Ivan's face. It was fortunate that Reynard who was standing beside Ferdian swiftly held him back. “Hold, Bro...” prevent Reynard.

“But all I love is sleeping pills, Fer. Medications for acute insomnia. Not stimulants or drugs. Oath.” Ivan raised two of his fingers towards Ferdian with cold sweat soaking his forehead and all over his body.

Ferdian turned to Reynard who was still holding his hand.

“Congratulations, you're safe,” said Reynard in relief as he patted Ferdian on the shoulder.

Ferdian pulled the bench and sat down in front of Ivan.

“Now, you must do something for me as punishment for you.”

Ivan looked at Ferdian in confusion and then took turns to look at his wife.

“What, Fer?” weak tanyanya.

“You have to make Amanda admit that I never did anything that night to her, no matter what. And the tape you must hand me in for at most two days.”

Ivan looked doubtful, several times he turned to his wife who was sitting next to him with an anxious face.

“If you don't want to..” Ferdian hung up his sentence. Then took the phone out of the back pocket of his pants, looked for something on his screen for a bit, then thrust it in front of Ivan's face.

Ivan and his wife watched the video footage shown by Ferdian. Spontaneous look on their faces turned full of fear. Cold sweat poured down Ivan's forehead and neck.

“If you are not willing to do my orders, this video will be given to the police," Ferdian threatened with a cold and furious look at Ivan.

“Don't Fer, please.... " Sontak Ivan pleaded.

"OK, okay. I'll do as you say.” He finally complied without consideration.

He knew Ferdian could do something that would ruin his life.

Especially with the money and power he had, it was easy for the man to take down Ivan who was only a small-scale dealer who supported the family by selling illegal goods.

“OK, I'll wait two days for you to hand over the tape to my office. And.... Take it easy, I will give you money also for the cost of giving birth to your wife," said Ferdian pointed to Ivan's wife who still showed a look of fear.

Ferdian got up from his seat. Then a glance at Ivan who nodded at him.

Without permission, Ferdian followed Reynard out of the house, leaving Ivan and his wife, who were heard fighting.

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